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Table 3 Comparison of age, amount of pus, number of aspiration and treatment duration between the MRSA group and MSSA group

From: Clinical characteristics of lactational breast abscess caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: hospital-based study in China

Variable

MRSA group

(n = 260)

MSSA group

(n = 962)

P - value

Median

Mean

Median

Mean

Maternal age, year (range)

30 (21–44)

30.6

30 (20–48)

30.6

0.494a

Amount of pus, mL (range)

8 (0–143)

16.5

7 (0–420)

17.9

0.556b

Number of aspirations, times (range)

3 (0–12)

3.0

3 (0–16)

2.9

0.126b

Treatment duration, days (range)

4 (1–90)

7.9

4 (1–85)

7.8

0.441b

  1. a. T-test
  2. b. Mann-Whitney U test